{"product_id":"in-the-midst-of-alarms-jen-rubio-9781772440010","title":"In the Midst of Alarms: Annotated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new annotated edition of the only novel ever published that depicts the 1866 invasion of British-ruled Canada by Irish republicans, an event that would help set the stage for Confederation ... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew notes provide fascinating insight into this intriguing narrative of Canadian-American relations. The two countries clash in this fast-paced comedy of manners by Scottish-Canadian-American writer Robert Barr (1849-1912). In 1866, a group of Irish-Americans known as the Fenian Brotherhood carried out cross-border raids into British-ruled Canada. The main reason was to take over Canada-or part of it-in order to hold it hostage, with a view to forcing Britain's political exit from Ireland. Battle-hardened veterans fresh from fighting in the American Civil War crossed the border, and were surprised by the resistance they met. In the context of the novel, a vacationing American journalist is equally surprised by feisty Canadians who are ever willing to push back against stereotypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is no coincidence that Confederation took place the year following the raids, as Canadians realized their vulnerability to invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen Rubio,Robert Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1772440019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772440010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rock's Mills Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.45d","brand":"Jen Rubio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800553763071,"sku":"9781772440010","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-midst-of-alarms-jen-rubio-9781772440010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}